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TEHUACAN, Mexico (AP) -- The prime suspect in the brutal slaying of 11 family members is a man who allegedly sought revenge after one of the victims reported that he raped her and he was jailed, a Mexican law enforcement official said Saturday....
OAKWOOD, Ohio (AP) -- Sadness over a hometown boy's fall. Anger at a perceived light sentence for a brutal crime. Disgust with an international spotlight....
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- People in this lakeside city that Bernie Sanders helped transform as mayor before embarking on a career in Congress are proud of the mark he's left in the 2016 presidential race even as they recognize that his White House bid is almost certainly going to fall short....
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- Donald Trump can be an effective president, and he's going to win with you or without you, Republican Chairman Reince Priebus told several hundred of the party's top donors and strategists Saturday....
(Vatican Radio) Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, addressed the UN's High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS Friday. He noted that as many as fifty percent of HIV-positive children die before their second birthday because they lack access to necessary diagnosis, treatment and medication. In fact, he said, the majority of HIV-positive children are not diagnosed until they are four years of age. The Holy See recently took up these concerns by convoking meetings at the Vatican with the executives of drug companies so that a more timely and affordable response can be made to address this tragedy.Please find the full statement of Archbishop Auza following, delivered in English: Mr. President,After years of shocking narratives on the loss of health and life among men, women and children living with HIV, my delegation is pleased with the progress detailed in the Secretary General’s Report “On th...
(Vatican Radio) Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, addressed the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in the Context of Peacekeeping Operations on Friday. Archbishop Auza urged the UN to take positive measures to prevent open violence against civilian populations. The Holy See also called for arms control and the limiting of the manufacture, sale and gifting of "horrendous weapons" which are later used to terrorize civilian populations. Please read Archbishop Auza's full address below:Mr. President,The Holy See commends the Presidency of France for bringing this extremely important topic to the attention of the Security Council and to the International Community. The long history of peacekeeping operations, with their successes and shortcomings, offers a rich reservoir of lessons learned with which to develop parameters for more effective strategy in conflict ...
Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2016 / 06:14 am (CNA).- After U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan announced a task force on poverty this, Catholic leaders and economists weighed in, saying that it was a good starting point, but that more needed to be done.Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami voiced hope that the proposal would be a conversation-starter on poverty, saying it “ought to be a catalyst for strong bi-partisan dialogue about our brothers and sisters in need and our obligations to give them priority in our policymaking.”Speaker Ryan’s 35-page plan, A Better Way: Our vision for a confidant America, proposes changes to the welfare system, more cooperation between faith and community-based initiatives and the federal government, and a more results-based critique of federal anti-poverty programs.“No amount of government intervention can replace the great drivers of American life: our families, friends, neighbors, churches, and charities,” the introduction states. &...
Vatican City, Jun 11, 2016 / 06:48 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As thousands of young people prepare to hit Krakow in July for World Youth Day, the race to spread the word about the event is well underway, with organizers turning to social media as a primary platform in conveying the message of a very “sharable” Pope Francis.“Francis is a digital Pope because he’s physical. He has a corporeality, a physicality which is expressed very well with his body posture, with the gestures he does, with his facial expressions,” Fr. Antonio Spadaro, SJ, told CNA.The Pope's words are tangibly expressed through his actions, the priest said, noting that this “physicality” emerges on social media “almost with, I would say, powerfulness.”Pope Francis “doesn’t speak with complex speeches,” but rather in simple phrases, “and these are very easily tweetable and shareable. It’s a message which circulates in networks very eas...
Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2016 / 09:37 am (CNA).- Young women and religious sisters from around the country are gathering in Washington, D.C. to discover and share their unique talents, training them to use those gifts for the good of the Church and of the world.“There are a lot of leadership initiatives for high school and college women, but we’ve never seen one in the Church that brings forth consecrated women working together, speaking to young women regardless of vocation,” said Sister Mary Gabriel of the Sisters of Life.“We had a sense that if young women are encouraged and believed in, they’ll fly,” the committee chair for the GIVEN conference told CNA.GIVEN is bringing together more than 300 women between the ages of 20 and 30 from every state in the country to Washington, D.C. in order to focus on each young woman recognizing, cultivating, and using the unique gifts she has received.Throughout the June 7-12 conference, the young women will ...
One doctor delivered test results to Prince's home. Another sent his son, who wasn't a physician, on a cross-country flight to bring medication to the music star....
